SJVC's Emergency Services and Safety Management program is certified by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) to provide instruction.

<strong>Bureau of Security and Investigative Services</strong>
PO Box 980550
West Sacramento, CA 980550
(800) 952-5210 | <a title="Click to go to the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services website." href="http://www.bsis.ca.gov" target="_blank">http://www.bsis.ca.gov</a>

SJVC’s Emergency Services and Safety Management students receive POST-certified instruction for the following PC-832 courses: Laws of Arrest and Firearms.

<strong>California Commission on POST</strong>
1601 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95816-7083
(916) 227-3909 | <a title="Click to go to the California POST website." href="http://www.post.ca.gov" target="_blank">http://www.post.ca.gov</a>

<h4>Institutional Accreditation</h4>
San Joaquin Valley College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the <a title="Click to go to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation website." href="http://www.chea.org/" target="_blank">Council for Higher Education Accreditation</a> and the <a title="Click to go to the U.S. Department of Education website." href="http://www.ed.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Education</a>. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at <a title="Click to go to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges website." href="http://www.accjc.org/" target="_blank">www.accjc.org</a>.

<h4>State Approvals</h4>
<strong>CALIFORNIA</strong>
SJVC is a private institution and is approved to operate as an accredited institution by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). Approval to operate means that SJVC has been found in compliance with the standards set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (California Education Code, Title 3, Division 10, Part 59, Chapter 8) and Title 5, Division 7.5 - Private Postsecondary Education of the California Code of Regulations.

Any questions that a student may have regarding the <a href="/admissions/college-catalog" title="Click to view the SJVC College Catalog.">college catalog and/or catalog supplement</a> that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education at:

<strong>Mailing Address</strong>
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818

<strong>Physical Address</strong>
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95833

<strong>Telephone Numbers</strong>
Toll free (888) 370-7589
(916) 431-6959

<strong>Fax Number</strong>
(916) 263-1897

<strong>Website</strong>
<a title="Click to go to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education website." href="http://www.bppe.ca.gov/" target="_blank">www.bppe.ca.gov</a>

<a title="State Approvals" href="/admissions/accreditation/state-approvals">View additional State Approvals for SJVC</a>.